Phonetic transliteration of Phileas Fogg:
菲 fēi (Phi-) +
利 lì (-le-) +
亚 yà (-a-) +
斯 sī (-s) +
福 fú (Fo-) +
格 gé (-gg). Verne's 1872 novel 《
八十天环游地球》 is one of the most popular Western novels in China — translated since the late Qing — and Fogg's bet to circle the globe in 80 days has become a cultural shorthand for high-stakes punctual travel.
